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Tuesday, 12 August 2008

Coffee Shops and Night Life in Lima

Updated 19 April 2014

There are tons of coffee shops, pubs, bars, and discos to go to here in Lima. You can find some below and the Living in Peru's Business Directory also has some more. Good maps are at Guia Calles, click on the "version nueva".

Cafe Cafe: They have three places. The first is on Malecon de la Reserva 610, Miraflores. The second is at Martir Olaya 250, Miraflores. The third is at CC Caminos del Inca, 4th floor, Surco.

Cafe de la Paz: Calle Lima 351, Miraflores

Cafe Haiti: Av. Diagonal 160, Miraflores

Cafe Restaurante Voltaire. Av. 2 De Mayo 220, Miraflores

Cafe Verde: Corner of Piura and Santa Cruz in Miraflores.

Cafe Z: Diagonal Ave 598, Miraflores

Gloria Jean's: Block 17 of Benavides in Miraflores.

La Maquina: Corner of Alcanfores and Diez Canseco in Miraflores.

Punctum. Av. Javier Prado Oeste 1970, Miraflores

Sama: Inside Casa Andina on La Paz in Miraflores.

Sweet Garden. Av. 28 de Julio 1301, Miraflores

Urban Cafe. Ovalo Guiterrez, Miraflores

Night LifeMany Peruvians like to go to bars, discos, and karaoke bars. A word of advice, a “club” is a strip club so here you don’t go to “clubs” or “go clubbing”, you go to discos. Also, people usually leave their drinks on the table when they go dancing. I’ve done and when I’ve been with friends and haven’t had problems. However, if you’re with people you don’t know, either finish your drink, take it with you, or order another one after you come back.One tip to remember is that speaking Spanish will help you greatly.
You'll be treated differently than if you speak English all the time,
it'll help you assimilate, and you'll usually get cheaper prices. If
you're looking to learn Spanish, take a look at Fluenz Spanish, Rosetta Stone, and Synergy Spanish.Sport clothes are worn by many people as many discos are outside and contrary to what you may think, it does get cold here especially at night. Remember, the sun goes down around 6pm, even in summer. And dancing is usually done in pairs and is a bit more innocent that what you may be used to. Salsa, meringue, bachata, and pop music are popular here. Discos will play both Spanish and English music. If you’re a women, men will ask you to dance and are usually very respectful.If you’re in Lima, Friday starts on Thursday and people somehow manage to go out Thursday night and still go to work on Friday. Beer is most commonly drunk, the most popular being: Pilsen, Cusceña, Cristal and Brahma (a Brazilian beer). In addition, cities brew their own beer, so some people prefer Pilsen Callao and others Pilsen Trujillo. Other than beer, sangria, and pisco sour are popular drinks.When beer is drunk among friends, only one glass is used, and the foam is dumped out after each person drinks. rum, whiskey, and other mixed drinks are available. Two famous national drinks are pisco sour and algorrobina. According to Peruvian beliefs if you eat a spoonful of sugar or honey before you go drinking, you won’t get drunk quickly. By law, you have to be 14 to enter a disco and 18 to drink, although this is rarely enforced. Look below to find some popular pubs and discos.Bars and Pubs